Huawei Mercury hands-on

When we think about prepaid smartphones, they normally
consist of plenty of low-end devices that are made to complement the
inexpensive nature of the service. However, when it comes down to reasonably
spec’d high-end stuff, they’re sparsely found anywhere. Well, if you happen to
be a Cricket Wireless customer, you might be interested in the Huawei Mercury,
which seems to be the best thing for the carrier.

Why’s that you ask? For starters, its specs sheet is
littered with plenty of exciting stuff that makes it stand head above the water
against most things. Checking it out for the first time, it has a shiny
polished look thanks to its glossy plastic casing, but as we know, it tends to
get dirtied very quickly by smudges and fingerprints. Nonetheless, it
contributes to a super lightweight feel in the hand, while still feeling
extremely compact in the hand. Another item that stands out from an initial
onset is the pleasant looking 4” FWVGA (480 x 854) LCD display it’s flaunting.
Indeed, it’s not the highest resolution out there, but combined with its screen
size, it still provides from some clear details – while delivering some natural
looking colors.

Under the hood, its single-core 1.4GHz processor seems to
work effectively with the 3D-like effects found with the custom UI it's running on
top of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. As for the rest, it features an 8-megapixel
camera, VGA front-facing camera, 1,900 mAh battery, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, and
Wi-Fi. In terms of pricing, it’s up there at $249.99 no-contract. Certainly, it
might make some people cringe at first, but when you look over the rest of the
selection on Cricket’s lineup, there’s good reason why it’s where it is.

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